Toy bomb



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TOY -BOMB Filed Dec. '7, 1945 Patented Dec. 19, 1950 UNHTED STATESPATENT OFFICE 'roy Boivin Clifford A. Kidder, Detroit, Mich. ApplicationDecember 7, 1945g Serial No. 633,286

2 Claims.

This invention relates to toys, and in partien ular, to toy bombs.

One object of this invention is to provide a toy bomb having means inthe nose thereof for carrying and exploding an explosive cap on contactwith a solid object. 'Another object is to provide a toy aerialv bombwith a nose carrying a cap and a firing pin and heavier than the tailstructure, thereby insuring that the ring pin will hit. the ground rstand explode the cap.

Another object is to provide a toy aerial bomb as set forth in thepreceding object wherein the flight of the bomb is assisted by tail ns.

Another object is to provide a toy aerial bomb having a relatively lightbody such as wood or plastic provided with guiding fins and having atits forward end a removable nose of heavy material containing anexplosive cap chamber and a contact :tiring pin whereby the bomb whenthrown into the air will hit the ground noseforemost and explode thecap.

Another object .is to provide a toy aerial bomb as set forth in thepreceding objects wherein the nose is provided with a quickly detachableconnection with the body so as to facilitate rapid replacement ofexplosive caps.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description of the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a toy aerial bomb according to apreferred embodiment of the invention, with the nose portion in centralhorizontal section;

Figure 2 is a forward end elevation of the toy bomb shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-section along the line 3 3 in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of an explosive capused in the toy bomb of Figures 1 to 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary top plan View of the nose portion of amodified toy bomb;

Figure 6 is a longitudinal section along the line 6 6 in Figure 5; and

Figure '7 is a central longitudinal section through the nose portion ofthe toy bomb shown in Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings in detail, Figure 1 shows a preferredembodiment generally designated IU of the toy aerial bomb of thisinvention. The toy bomb I0 is provided with an elongated body II taperedtoward the rear end thereof and provided at its rearward end withradiating 1ongitudinal slots I2 in which are secured guide fins I3. Theforward end of the body II is provided with a socket I@ provided withscrew threads I5 for tightly receiving a screwy plug I3, the forward endIl of which projects slightly beyond the forward end I8 of the body II.The forward end I7 contains a recess I3 for receiving an explosive cap(Figure 4). The latter may be of explosive material throughout, but asshown in Figure 4 consists of two paper discs 2| and 22 with a pellet 23of explosive material sandwiched therebetween.

Threaded upon the forward end I'I of the screw plug IB is a nose 24having a threaded bore 25 therein mating with the threads on the screwplug i5. Vents 25 radiate outwardly from the chamber 2l forward of therecess I9 at the forward end of the bore 2G for the purpose of releasingthe exploded gases and the noise which accompanies the explosion. Therearward end 2B of the nose 24 abuts the forward end I8 of the body II,but the nose 24 is of heavier material, such as metal, so that theforward portion of the bomb will tend to strike the ground iirst. Thenose 24 is provided with a longitudinal bore 29 adapted to receive aloosely fitting firing pin 3l) having a head 3l on its rearward endadapted to engage the explosive cap 20 in the recess I9, the forward end32 being preferably rounded.

The modification shown in Figure 6 has a similar body II with a socketI4 with threads I5 receiving a screw plug 33 tightly inserted thereinand having an unthreaded forward end 34 provided with a transverse bore35 tightly receiving a pin 36 having its end projecting outwardly beyondthe plug 33. The latter is as before provided with a recess 3'! forreceiving explosive caps 20.

The nose 38 is provided with a smooth bore 39 containing internalbayonet slots 5D for receiving the projecting ends of the pin 35.Radiating vents 4I are provided for releasing the exploded gases and abore 42 carries a ring pin 43 with a head 44 and tip 45 similar to thatof the ring pin 30.

In operation, the nose 24 or 38 is detached from the body II either byunscrewing it (Figures 1 to 4 inclusive) or by a short partial turn andwithdrawal by means of the bayonet joint 36-40 (Figures 5 to 7inclusive). An explosive cap ls placed in the recess I9 or 3l and thenose 24 or 38 is replaced by reversing the previously describedoperation.

The toy bomb is now grasped between the ngers and thrown through theair. The bomb will describe an arcuate path guided by the ns I3, but theheavier Weight of the nose 24 or 38 will cause the firing pin 30 or 43to hit the ground or other object before another part of the bomb. Whenthe firing pin 30 or 43 hits a solid object, it is pushed inward by theimpact against the explosive cap 20, exploding the latter. The noise andgases resulting from the explosion are ejected through the vents 28 or4|. The combination of the curving path of night, terminated by theexplosion and noise upon impact, produces a realistic effect which has agreat appeal to children.

The exploded cap of which only the paper fragments remain, is easilyreplaced by again detaching the nose 24 or 38 in the manner previouslydescribed, whereupon the foregoing action may be repeated as often asdesired.

While I have shown and described my invention in detail, it is to beunderstood that the same is to be limited only by the appended claims,for many changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof my invention.

What I claim is:

l. A toy aerial bomb comprising an elongated body having a socketforwardly thereof, a plug mounted in said socket and projectingforwardly therefrom and having a recess therein for receiving anexplosive cap, a relatively heavier nose detachably secured to theprojecting portion of said plug and having a longitudinal boretherethrough, a ring pin loosely mounted in said bore and extendingrearwardly to said recess, and a vent 4 leading from the marginalportion of said recess remote from said bore to the exterior of saidbomb.

2. A toy aerial bomb comprising an elongated body having a socketforwardly thereof, a plug mounted in said socket and projectingforwardly from said body and having a recess therein for receiving anexplosive cap, a relatively heavier nose detachably secured to theprojecting portion of said plug, and having a longitudinal boretherethrough, a firing pin loosely mounted in said bore and extendingrearwardly to said recess, and a vent leading from the marginal portion0f said recess remote from said bore in a direction obliquely forwardand outward to the exterior of said bomb.

CLIFFORD A. KIDDER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 433,427 Vogel et al July 29, 18901,502,198 Hill July 22, 1924 1,893,787 Schroeder Jan. 10, 1933 1,924,261Thompson Aug. 29, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 606,333Germany Nov. 8. 1934

